§ 3212a. Exceptions

(a) This chapter shall not apply to a person engaged or acting:

(1) in the discharge of his or her duties as a student of clinical social work or preparing for the practice of clinical social work provided that the person’s title indicates his or her training status and that the preparation occurs under the supervision of a licensed practicing clinical social worker in recognized training institutions or facilities or in a training program approved by the Office of Professional Regulation;

(2) in clinical training for licensure as a psychologist or clinical mental health counselor or for certification as a marriage and family therapist or a psychoanalyst provided that the person’s title indicates his or her training status and that the person does not identify him or herself as a clinical social worker.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, this chapter shall apply to any person licensed as a clinical social worker under this chapter. (Added 1993, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 7a; amended 1997, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 21.)